Fairly Mortifying
As a critic, one tries to go into every scenario with an open mind. Once a film is identified as the one for review, I will go out of my [...]
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Posted January 28, 2015in Film Review
Posted January 28, 2015in Locker Room
Go in the snow
Slow-pitch on ice. Combining the athleticism found at the bottom of a beer, the grace of a derailed train and the camaraderie of a night on the town, snoball may [...]
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Posted January 28, 2015in Your View
Oil spill should be a wakeup call
With the recent pipeline break spilling oil — including the carcinogen benzene — into the Yellowstone River about 350 miles north of Yellowstone National Park, causing a do-not-use water warning [...]
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Posted January 28, 2015in Book Review
“My Drunk Kitchen”
Cookbook lovers are a special breed and seemingly always on the lookout for something new, different or simply with awesome pictures. We have stacks and stacks of books — never [...]
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Posted January 28, 2015in Sound Notes
Sad news, Linkin Park fans: frontman Chester Bennington suffered a leg injury during a recent tour stop that has necessitated the cancellation of the rest of the band’s tour, including [...]
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Posted January 28, 2015in Duffy
Posted January 28, 2015in Center Stage
Transmitting the Comedy Virus
When I lived in Chicago, the best cheap date was on a Monday. On that night you could catch the “greatest hits” of Second City, ground zero for improv comedy [...]
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Posted January 28, 2015in Sound Check
King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard “I’m in Your Mind Fuzz” Heavenly/Castle Face/ Flightless There is a lot about this band to feel dubious about. With a name like [...]
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Posted January 28, 2015in Belly Up To...
The Wine Experience is the secret escape at Jordan Creek
Jordan Creek Town Center isn’t just a place that people visit once or twice. People flock to the area for work, for restaurants and good food, and in most cases, [...]
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Posted January 28, 2015in Civic Skinny
Gortz Haus settles complaints, now welcomes gays
The couple who own the Gortz Haus Gallery have agreed that gay people now can rent the facility for weddings. The couple has dropped its lawsuit against the Iowa Civil [...]
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